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The idea was hatched about two years ago when Karline Niver, owner of Karline’s Restaurant & Bar in downtown Redding, contacted architect Les Melburg.

“She was asking for some help to do outdoor dining because the way the world was going at the time, if you didn’t have outdoor dining it was tough. Because of the constraints of COVID, restaurants needed outdoor dining options,” Melburg recently told me.

Also happening around that time was the opening of the Diestelhorst to Downtown Walking and Biking Trail, which juts in front of Karline’s on Center Street. The trail links the Sacramento River Trail to downtown Redding.

“When they got the money to do the bike lane, that took our parking in the front,” Niver said. “We worked out an agreement that we could put in a patio.”

According to city building records, the restaurant applied for the permit to build the outdoor patio in September 2022 and the application is still going through plan review.

Niver said the process has been a process, but she’s hopeful that work on the patio will start soon.

Melburg, a managing partner in Redding-based Nichols, Melburg & Rossetto Architects & Engineers, said the new trail creates an even better opportunity for Niver’s restaurant.

“It was clear that was going to be an opportunity for cyclists or pedestrians on the new trail to have a nice little outdoor place to stop,” he said.

He added that there will be spots to park bicycles.

"Should be a fun spot to get in the shade and have a cool beverage on a hot summer day. Or to get out of the rain with a hot beverage on a cold winter day," he said.

The patio is designed to capture the vibe of where Karline’s sits, just east of the railroad tracks that meander through downtown.

“It’s kind of next to the railroad and that is an industrial area, so we designed it with an industrial vernacular,” Melburg said. “Our goal is to create a bit more of an exterior identity for Karline’s. It’s more than just a covered patio. It’s got some presence to it.”

Pourboys ready for opening day

When I popped in recently to see Pourboys owner Austin Carter at his new brew pub, Pourboys TapYard, he was eager to talk about the business and opening day.

“I’m very excited. I am ready to be done with the building part of it and have fun running it,” Carter said.

Pourboys will celebrate its grand opening on Oct. 28, a Saturday. Doors are scheduled to open at 11 a.m.

The brew pub is next to Sof-Tek near the corner of Waldon and Gold streets. The location is across the street from Riverfront Playhouse.

There will be 16 beers on tap and a refrigerator/cooler stocked with bottles and cans of brew. Carter is still deciding what beers to feature his first week.